Melissa J.

Melissa J. currently serves as a Compliance Attorney at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP since September 2025. Prior to this role, Melissa was In-House Counsel at Vanderbilt University from October 2023 to September 2025 and worked as an Attorney at Venable LLP and Goodwin from March 2022 to February 2022, respectively. Melissa's extensive legal career began at Adam Dash and Associates, where an attorney role was held from September 2005 to December 2020. Earlier experience includes a Legal Intern position at Boston Municipal Court and a Title Examiner role at Attorney's Title Services, along with completing a Law Clerk position at the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office. Melissa J. earned a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from New England Law | Boston and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Memphis, complemented by recent language studies at Agualivar Spanish School and MAXIMO NIVEL in 2024.